Princess Feodora of Denmark

Princess Feodora

Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Born

3 July 1910
Jaegersborghus, Gentofte, Denmark

Died

17 March 1975 (aged 64)
Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Spouse

Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Issue

Prince Wilhelm
Prince Waldemar
Princess Marie
Prince Harald

Full name
Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne

House

Glücksburg

Father

Prince Harald of Denmark

Mother

Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne) (3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark.

As the wife of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.^[1]

Early life

Princess Feodora's birthplace Jægersborghus in 1909.

Princess Feodora was born on 3 July 1910 at the Jægersborghus country house in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1]

She was the first child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark, son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark and Princess Louise of Sweden. Her mother was Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.^[1]

Marriage and issue

Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Feodora married her first cousin, Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe on 9 September 1937 at Fredensborg Palace, Zealand, Denmark.^[1] Prince Christian was a son of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Louise of Denmark who was a sister of Feodora's father, Prince Harald. Prince Christian was the head of a junior line of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe which resided at Náchod in Bohemia.

Feodora and Christian had four children:^[1]

Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 August 1939).
Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 19 December 1940).
Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 December 1945).
Prince Harald of Schaumburg-Lippe (b. 27 March 1948).

Later life

Prince Christian died in 1974. Princess Feodora died on 17 March the following year in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Titles and styles

3 July 1910 – 9 September 1937: Her Highness Princess Feodora of Denmark
9 September 1937 – 17 March 1975: Her Highness Princess Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Feodora of Denmark

16. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8. Christian IX of Denmark

17. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

4. Frederick VIII of Denmark

18. Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel

9. Louise of Hesse-Kassel

19. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark

2. Prince Harald of Denmark

20. Oscar I of Sweden

10. Charles XV of Sweden

21. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

5. Lovisa of Sweden

22. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands

11. Louise of the Netherlands

23. Princess Louise of Prussia

1. Princess Feodora of Denmark

24. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (= 16)

12. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

25. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (= 17)

6. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

26. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe

13. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

27. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont

3. Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

28. Christian, Duke of Augustenborg

14. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

29. Countess Lovisa-Sophie Danneskjold-Samsøe

7. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

30. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

15. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

31. Princess Feodora of Leiningen

References

1 2 3 4 5 Darryl Lundy (23 February 2007). "Feodora zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21. External link in |publisher= (help)

Danish princesses

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation	Anna Sophie, Electress of Saxony Frederica Amalia, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp Wilhelmine Ernestine, Electress Palatine Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden Princess Dorothea

2nd generation	Princess Sophia Princess Christiane Charlotte Princess Mary Princess Anna Sophia Princess Mary

3rd generation	Princess Charlotte Amalie Princess Christiane Amalie

4th generation	Princess Louise Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

5th generation	Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden Wilhelmina Caroline, Electress of Hesse Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

6th generation	Princess Louise, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Juliana Marie Juliana, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel

7th generation	Princess Marie Louise Hereditary Princess Caroline of Denmark Princess Louise Princess Juliana Louise Princess Frederikke Marie Vilhelmine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8th generation	Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (Dagmar) Empress Maria Feodorovna of All the Russias Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover and Duchess of Cumberland

9th generation	Princess Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskiold Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia* Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia* Princess Olga* Princess Margaret of Bourbon-Parma

10th generation	Princess Feodora of Schaumburg-Lippe Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Alexandrine, Countess of Castell-Castell Helen, Queen Mother of Romania* Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta* Lady Katherine Brandram* Princess Eugénie, Duchess of Castel Duino* Princess Olga of Yugoslavia* Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent* Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg* Theodora, Margravine of Baden* Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine* Princess Sophie of Hanover*

11th generation	Margrethe II of Denmark Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Princess Elisabeth Alexandra, Queen of Yugoslavia* Queen Sofía, Queen Mother of Spain* Princess Irene*

12th generation	Princess Alexia, Mrs. Morales* Princess Theodora*

13th generation	Princess Isabella Princess Josephine Princess Athena Princess Maria-Olympia*

* also a princess of Greece

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